An elementary treatise on mechanics, embracing the theory of statics and dynamics, and its applications to solids and fluids (1849)
Smith, Augustus William, 1802-1866 · New York, Harper · leaf 42
t be produced except by the ap-plication of an infinitely small force at a point whose distanceis infinite ; that is, two equal and parallel forces, acting in op-posite directions, can have no single resultant. 42. Def. Such forces are called a statical couple. Their ef-fect is, tendency to… … 1°. Let the parallel forces P,, P2, P3 . . . Pw all act in thesame direction. Draw any two rectangular axes OX, OY,and let re, y j be the co-ordinates of A, the point of application of Vxx2y2 B, - « P2 x3y3 « - D, P3 xnyn x y x y N, C, E, P* R, R. x y R, R- Draw Ac and Cb parallel to OX. The…
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